2, 4, 6, 8 and 10, Doctor Lane is a Grade II listed building in the Oldham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1986. Cottages. 2 related planning applications.
2, 4, 6, 8 and 10, Doctor Lane
- WRENN ID
- empty-porch-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oldham
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth MP: Debbie Abrahams (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1986
- Type
- Cottages
- Address
- 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10, Doctor Lane, Saddleworth, OL4 4AB
- OS grid reference
- SD 973 058
- Coordinates
- 53.54959, -2.04216
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of six cottages, numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 Doctor Lane, Saddleworth, dating to the early 19th century. They are constructed of hammer-dressed watershot stone with a graduated stone slate roof. The cottages are arranged in a row, each being two storeys high and one bay wide. Each cottage features a square-cut door surround. Windows are recessed and mullioned, with 3, 5, or 6 lights on each floor. Bay 6 projects forward. Shaped eaves gutter brackets are present, along with ridge chimney stacks. The rear elevation has 1, 2, 3, and 4-light windows. A 20th-century extension is set against the left-hand gable, which has a rendered finish. The group includes the building at 1257 Oldham Road, on the north side.
Local climate
2, 4, 6, 8 and 10, Doctor Lane sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 14 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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